August 20, 2018 0 The Font That Toppled a Government Nawaz Sharif was Pakistan’s Prime Minister three times — from late 1990 until July 1993, then [...]
August 17, 2018 0 The Weekender, August 17, 2018 1) “The Nastiest Feud in Science” (The Atlantic, 35 minutes, September 2018). The title (in the [...]
August 16, 2018 0 The Homeless Man With a Unique Home Richard Dorsay was homeless, except for the fact that he had a home — small, for sure, but it had a [...]
August 15, 2018 0 How Popcorn Became a Movie Theater Thing Movies and popcorn go hand-in-hand. If you shell out the $13 (okay, more like $15) for a ticket, you’re [...]
August 13, 2018 0 When Fake News Became a Problem for Mary Tyler Moore Mary Tyler Moore, above, was one of America’s most celebrated actresses. She came to fame for her role [...]
August 10, 2018 0 The Weekender, August 10, 2018 1) “When a Stranger Decides to Destroy Your Life ” (Gizmodo, 10 minutes, July 2018). Monika [...]
August 8, 2018 0 The Blood*, Sweat, and Tears of English Rugby Players Every year, twenty of the top rugby union teams from England, France, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and Italy [...]
August 7, 2018 0 How the Past on TV Moves Faster, but Only So Slightly Between Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and a cadre of other paid TV streaming services, one can only [...]
August 6, 2018 0 Who You Gonna Call? Not This Ghostbuster In 1984, movie fans received in gift in the form of a sci-fi comedy titled Ghostbusters. The film proved [...]
August 3, 2018 0 The Weekender, August 3, 2018 1) “How an Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game and Stole Millions” (Daily Beast, 36 minutes, [...]